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The popularity of biofuels has grown as petrochemical organizations seek to develop long-term production from sustainable
resources. As a result, joint ventures and collaborations are becoming more ... read more

ER: I am aware that there have been many exciting business developments within EMD Millipore in the past year, including your appointment as CEO and
President. I trust that our discussion will give ... read more

Cancer research is as necessary as ever, especially if we are to fulfill the promise of personalized (or “precision”) medicine based on specific cancer therapies directed to known molecular targets. read more

The exorbitant cost of bringing a new pharmaceutical product to market in the U.S. is well documented, with estimates as high as 12 years and $11 billion. There are many factors that drive this cost, ... read more

Max D. Peters started the company back in 1971. He was an avionics engineer at Honeywell and he worked on satellites, aircraft, and other projects involving HEPA [high efficiency particle air] ... read more

A previous paper described a model of an air-cooled test tube with a series of sockets and plugs (crystallization
socket-outlet adaptor) installed in a laboratory chamber furnace, the goal of which ... read more

Illicit drugs are listed under five categories,namely, narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and cannabis. These categories include drugs that are produced legally and prescribed by ... read more

Because GC and GC-MS are not always sufficient for olfactory analysis,
chemists turn to gas chromatography–
olfactometry (GC-O) for the detection of low-level odor-active compounds.
Though powerful... read more

Mercury is naturally present in the earth and enters the air and water through the burning of fossil fuels, discharge of industrial waste, and use of pesticides. Through this redistribution, mercury ... read more

Over the past decade, atomic force microscopy/scanning probe microscopy (AFM/SPM) has emerged as the leading tool for investigations at the nanoscale—doing everything from imaging, to compositional ... read more

Over the last few years there have been many school and business closures related to mold and bacteria buildup, which have affected the health of the occupants. Mold growth has been potentially linked... read more

Total sulfur and nitrogen (TS/TN) levels are commonly used parameters in the petrochemical, natural gas, and oil refining industries, and the need for their determination is growing due to the ... read more

Our industry has undergone some dramatic changes in the past few years. Managed maintenance developed as a way for universities and large laboratories to save money on the annual maintenance of their ... read more

The quantitative measurement of oxygenated compounds such as alcohols and ethers in gasoline by gas chromatography is difficult, because a single column for the complete separation of the target ... read more

Correct and precise gas chromatography column installation is critical to system performance. Columns that are installed at an improper or inconsistent depth will adversely affect analyte response and... read more

Histone proteins are the highly basic core proteins of nucleosomes and play an important role in DNA regulation through post-translational modifications (PTMs), primarily at their N-terminal tails. read more

Large quantities of flammable solvents
are used in today’s high-throughput analytical and biopharmaceutical laboratories. To minimize hazards, these laboratories have tried to adopt alternative ... read more